re: Buga Nation is now selling clothing apparel (Posted on 1/31/14 at 10:03 pm to TheDoc)

quote:The right of publicity, often called personality rights, is the right of an individual to control the commercial use of his or her name, image, likeness, or other unequivocal aspects of one's identity.

re: Buga Nation is now selling clothing apparel (Posted on 1/31/14 at 10:21 pm to TheDoc)

quote:NCAA Bylaw: 12.4.1.1 - Athletics Reputation.

Such compensation may not include any remuneration for value or utility that the student-athlete may have for the employer because of the publicity, reputation, fame or personal following that he or she has obtained because of athletics ability.

I'm sure the same definition of "athletics reputation" is included in 12.4.4. Looks like it's definitely a no-go. The question is can they sell them before he's enrolled which appears to be a gray area.

I think it opens up a huge can of worms for the NCAA if they allowed/continued to allow this.

re: Buga Nation is now selling clothing apparel (Posted on 1/31/14 at 10:36 pm to TheDoc)

quote:This has jack shite to do with LF

That by law you just quoted is essentially to prevent the Rhett bomars from working at a car dealership and getting paid off

I quoted it because it was the definition of the term "athletics reputation" that appeared in the very rule you listed. Ignoring the "employer" language that appeared with the definition, it's clear from that language that this would not be allowed.

re: Buga Nation is now selling clothing apparel (Posted on 1/31/14 at 10:47 pm to BigEdLSU)

quote:It's a family thing. What if the whole thing was his mommas idea and he just supports it?

It's his nickname. He is an amateur athlete. He and his family cannot make money off of his nickname and maintain his amateur status. The only real question is do those rules apply when he signs an LOI or when he sets foot on campus.

re: Buga Nation is now selling clothing apparel (Posted on 2/1/14 at 6:56 am to TheDoc)

opens a huge can of worms. nCAA is going to shut it down. What if an Alabama booster contacts LF and tell he will buy $200,000 worth of shirts if he agrees to commit to Alabama? Opens the door for other recruits families to start doing the same thing. Opens the door for a bidding war for student athletes.

quote:opens a huge can of worms. nCAA is going to shut it down. What if an Alabama booster contacts LF and tell he will buy $200,000 worth of shirts if he agrees to commit to Alabama? Opens the door for other recruits families to start doing the same thing. Opens the door for a bidding war for student athletes.

Exactly. If this situation isn't already illegal then it will be shortly. I imagine it is. I believe ray rice's parents had a website that sold merchandise. It is was promptly turned strictly to a fan site. This was while he was at Rutgers obviously.